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Confidence among Scottish construction employers improved marginally in the three months to the end of September though concerns have been raised over the impact on supply costs following the Brexit vote. The latest survey from the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) found that confidence amongst Sco

CMS' recycling centre at Castlecary The environmental credentials CMS Window Systems have once again been recognised with the company named a finalist in the 2016 Scottish Business Awards.

Increasingly strict building ventilation standards are making the task of achieving a good balance between healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) and lower HVAC power and energy consumption more challenging for building engineers all over the world. The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is

Ed Monaghan By Ed Monaghan, chair of Construction Scotland and CEO of Mactaggart & Mickel Group

Construction union UCATT has raised concerns over a decision by two major Scottish infrastructure projects not to reappoint union convenors. The two consortia building the new Queensferry Crossing and the Aberdeen West Peripheral Route (AWPR) schemes have rejected the idea of replacing union conveno

CMS Window Systems, the windows systems company based in Cumbernauld, has just won a prestigious European Business Award for the Environment (EBAE).

https://videopress.com/v/qaOsUWDm Almost 600 people have had their say on how the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site should be managed.

The Pilkington Trust and Stewart Milne Group have said they are pleased after the Scottish Government Reporter upheld their appeal in the case of their residential development at Almond Valley in Perth. The ruling has cleared the way for work to begin on the site where up to 1,300 new homes, a new p

Pete Redfern Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said it expects to increase its full-year operating profit margin as demand failed to dampen in light of uncertainty surrounding the Brexit vote.

CCI Scotland director Niall McShannon (left) and contracts manager Dougie Smith at Langloch Farm in Lanark A Lanark-based construction firm which directs its profits into charitable causes is on track to double its turnover after securing a major contract.

A derelict piece of land in North Sighthill is to be completely transformed after the City of Edinburgh Council finalised contracts with Keepmoat for a £35 million regeneration scheme that will also provide investment in the wider community. Work is due to start on site in February 2017 and will co

The University of St Andrews’ strategic aim to become the UK’s first carbon neutral university for energy usage took a major step forward today when the biomass plant at the Eden Campus at Guardbridge was officially commissioned. The £25 million plant on the east side of the former paper mill s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r8QX35ty9E A group of construction unearthed a deadly surprise while digging up a cesspit, the Daily Star has reported.

Mark Allard Mark Allard, the new managing director of steel works and heavy engineering specialists Watson Towers Ltd, has marked his first four weeks in the job by securing £500,000 worth of orders.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_3qArx1zaM A gang of railway workers has recorded a truly awful version of Away in a Manger in a bid for musical fame.